Victor Wembanyama forgotten in the last action, the Spurs lose again. San Antonio lost on the night of Friday to Saturday against the New Orleans Pelicans (113-114) After 43 games played, he is in the top 5 rookies in NBA history in points per minute (0.72) The Spurs are weighed down by ball handling that can be improved, both in shooting efficiency (25% at three points against the Pelicans) and ball control (18 losses).

“We played like dogs and that’s the behavior I want to see,” analyzes Popovich.